Arctic Monkeys are set to tour later this year playing nine dates across the UK.

Arctic Monkeys are set to hit the road

The tour will kick off on October 28 in Nottingham and end on November 9 in Liverpool.

The band announced the news the day before they play two special hometown gigs at Sheffield’s Don Valley Bowl tomorrow and on Saturday.

Their new album Suck It And See is on course to knock Lady Gaga ‘s Born This Way off of the top spot in the charts this weekend.

The band will also be playing V Festival this summer and claimed they were originally lured to the event on the promise of playing after Rihanna , who will actually be performing on the alternate day alongside Eminem .

Frontman Alex Turner joked: ‘We were under the impression that we were playing after Rihanna. That were a draw. They duped us.’

Bandmate Matt Helders then chimed in, saying: ‘They used her as bait.’

Tickets for the tour go on sale on June 17 at 9am.Full dates for the Arctic Monkeys tour